Long-term effect of maternal HBeAg on delayed HBeAg seroconversion in offspring with chronic hepatitis B infection

Liver International

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1373-1380

  Tseng, Yu Ru ^a   Wu, Jia Feng ^a   Ni, Yen Hsuan ^a   Chen, Huey Ling ^a   Chen, Chih Cheng ^b   Wen, Wan Hsin ^c   Hsu, Hong Yuan ^a   Chang, Mei Hwei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b PINGTUNG CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

HBeAg seroconversion; Hepatitis B virus; Maternal transmission

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; SEROCONVERSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARRIER STATE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052526205     PISSN: 14783223     EISSN: 14783231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2011.02574.x     Document Type: Article

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